- Pre-Race Favourites
- Teams
- Stages Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6
- Classification Leadership
- Final Results General classification Points Classification Mountains Classification Sprints Classification Team classification
- See also
- References
{{Infobox cycling race report | name = 2010 Vuelta al País Vasco | image = | image_caption = | image_size = | series = 2010 UCI ProTour 2010 UCI World Ranking | race_no = 1 | season_no = 26 | date = 5–10 April | stages = 6 | distance = 888 | unit = km | time = 23h 27' 30" | speed = 37.854 | first = Chris Horner | first_nat = USA | first_team = {{ct|RSH|2010}} | first_color = yellow | second = Beñat Intxausti | second_nat = ESP | second_team = {{ct|EUS|2010}} | third = Joaquim Rodríguez | third_nat = ESP | third_team = {{ct|KAT|2010}} | points = Samuel Sánchez | points_nat = ESP | points_team = {{ct|EUS|2010}} | points_color = white | mountains = Gonzalo Rabuñal | mountains_nat = ESP | mountains_team = {{ct|XAC|2010}} | mountains_color = red | sprints = Christian Meier | sprints_nat = CAN | sprints_team = {{ct|GRM|2010}} | sprints_color = blue | team = {{ct|THR|2010}} | previous = 2009 | next = 2011 }}The 2010 Tour of the Basque Country, was the 50th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycling stage race. It started on 5 April and ended on 10 April. Chris Horner won the race 7 seconds ahead of Alejandro Valverde after winning the sixth and final stage which was an individual time trial 8 seconds ahead of Valverde. Valverde's results were subsequently removed after a retroactive suspension was applied.[1] Pre-Race FavouritesTwo time defending champion, Alberto Contador announced that he would not be taking part in the 2010 Tour. Instead he put his focus at the Critérium International.[2] 2009 Tour de France runner up Andy Schleck and his brother, Fränk Schleck as well as 2009 Vuelta a España champion Alejandro Valverde were heavy favourites. However other favourites also included {{ct|RSH|2010}}'s Andreas Klöden, Italy's Damiano Cunego and Samuel Sánchez from Spain.[3]TeamsThere are 20 teams competing in the 2010 Tour of the Basque Country. They are:[4] {{col-begin}}{{col-break}}- {{ct|ALM|2010}}
- {{ct|ACG|2010}}
- {{ct|AST|2010}}
- {{ct|GCE|2010}}
- {{ct|EUS|2010}}
- {{ct|FUJ|2010}}
- {{ct|FDJ|2010}}
- {{ct|GRM|2010}}
- {{ct|LAM|2010}}
- {{ct|LIQ|2010}}
{{col-break}}- {{ct|OLO|2010}}
- {{ct|QST|2010}}
- {{ct|RAB|2010}}
- {{ct|THR|2010}}
- {{ct|KAT|2010}}
- {{ct|MRM|2010}}
- {{ct|RSH|2010}}
- {{ct|SAX|2010}}
- {{ct|SKY|2010}}
- {{ct|XGZ|2010}}
{{col-end}}StagesStage 1- 5 April 2010 –
- //Zierbena">Zierbena to Zierbena, {{convert|152|km|abbr=on}}
Alejandro Valverde was awarded the opening stage after Óscar Freire, who crossed the line first, was disqualified for interfering with him in the sprint. After the subsequent removal of Valverde's results, Freire was reinstated as stage winner.[5]Pre-race favourite, Samuel Sánchez missed a decisive split in the peloton and finished 1:38 behind the peloton, making a victory for him seem very unlikely.[6] Stage 1 resultsCyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Óscar Freire|ESP}} | RAB|2010}} | 3h 57' 57" | 2 | {{flagathlete>Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | GCE|2010}} | + 0" | 3 | Christophe Le Mével|FRA}} | FDJ|2010}} | + 0" | 4 | Ryder Hesjedal|CAN}} | GRM|2010}} | + 0" | 5 | Alexandr Kolobnev|RUS}} | KAT|2010}} | + 0" | 6 | Jurgen Van den Broeck|BEL}} | OLO|2010}} | + 0" | 7 | Rigoberto Urán|COL}} | GCE|2010}} | + 0" | 8 | Haimar Zubeldia|ESP}} | RSH|2010}} | + 0" | 9 | Dan Martin|IRL}} | GRM|2010}} | + 0" | 10 | Benat Intxausti|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | + 0" |
| | General classification after Stage 1Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | GCE|2010}} | 3h 57' 57" | 2 | Óscar Freire|ESP}} | RAB|2010}} | + 0" | 3 | Christophe Le Mével|FRA}} | FDJ|2010}} | + 0" | 4 | Ryder Hesjedal|CAN}} | GRM|2010}} | + 0" | 5 | Alexandr Kolobnev|RUS}} | KAT|2010}} | + 0" | 6 | Jurgen Van den Broeck|BEL}} | OLO|2010}} | + 0" | 7 | Rigoberto Urán|COL}} | GCE|2010}} | + 0" | 8 | Haimar Zubeldia|ESP}} | RSH|2010}} | + 0" | 9 | Dan Martin|IRL}} | GRM|2010}} | + 0" | 10 | Benat Intxausti|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | + 0" |
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Stage 2- 6 April 2010 – Zierbena to
- //Viana, Spain">Viana, {{convert|217|km|abbr=on}}
Stage 2 ResultsCyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Óscar Freire|ESP}} | RAB|2010}} | 5h 53' 40" | 2 | {{flagathlete>Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | GCE|2010}} | + 0" | 3 | Francesco Gavazzi|ITA}} | LAM|2010}} | + 1" | 4 | Michael Albasini|SUI}} | THR|2010}} | + 1" | 5 | Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | + 1" | 6 | Ryder Hesjedal|CAN}} | GRM|2010}} | + 1" | 7 | Kristijan Koren|SLO}} | LIQ|2010}} | + 1" | 8 | Alexandr Kolobnev|RUS}} | KAT|2010}} | + 1" | 9 | Damiano Cunego|ITA}} | LAM|2010}} | + 1" | 10 | Paul Martens|GER}} | RAB|2010}} | + 1" |
| | General classification after Stage 2Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | GCE|2010}} | 9h 51' 38" | 2 | Óscar Freire|ESP}} | RAB|2010}} | + 0" | 3 | Ryder Hesjedal|CAN}} | GRM|2010}} | + 1" | 4 | Alexandr Kolobnev|RUS}} | KAT|2010}} | + 1" | 5 | Rigoberto Urán|COL}} | GCE|2010}} | + 1" | 6 | Dan Martin|IRL}} | GRM|2010}} | + 1" | 7 | Haimar Zubeldia|ESP}} | RSH|2010}} | + 1" | 8 | Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}} | KAT|2010}} | + 1" | 9 | Damiano Cunego|ITA}} | LAM|2010}} | + 1" | 10 | Jurgen Van den Broeck|BEL}} | OLO|2010}} | + 1" |
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Stage 3- 7 April 2010– Viana to
- //Amurrio">Amurrio, {{convert|187|km|abbr=on}}
Stage 3 ResultsCyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Francesco Gavazzi|ITA}} | LAM|2010}} | 4h 49' 52" | 2 | Óscar Freire|ESP}} | RAB|2010}} | + 0" | 3 | Peter Velits|SVK}} | THR|2010}} | + 0" | 4 | Alexander Bocharov|RUS}} | KAT|2010}} | + 0" | 5 | Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | + 0" | 6 | Davide Vigano|ITA}} | SKY|2010}} | + 0" | 7 | Christian Knees|GER}} | MRM|2010}} | + 0" | 8 | Davide Malacarne|ITA}} | QST|2010}} | + 0" | 9 | Paul Martens|GER}} | RAB|2010}} | + 0" | 10 | Kristijan Koren|SLO}} | LIQ|2010}} | + 0" |
| | General classification after Stage 3Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Óscar Freire|ESP}} | RAB|2010}} | 14h 41' 30" | 2 | Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | GCE|2010}} | + 2" | 3 | Ryder Hesjedal|CAN}} | GRM|2010}} | + 3" | 4 | Alexandr Kolobnev|RUS}} | KAT|2010}} | + 3" | 5 | Haimar Zubeldia|ESP}} | RSH|2010}} | + 3" | 6 | Marco Pinotti|ITA}} | THR|2010}} | + 3" | 7 | Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}} | KAT|2010}} | + 3" | 8 | Damiano Cunego|ITA}} | LAM|2010}} | + 3" | 9 | Dries Devenyns|BEL}} | QST|2010}} | + 3" | 10 | Jurgen Van den Broeck|BEL}} | OLO|2010}} | + 3" |
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Stage 4- 8 April 2010 –
- //Altopiano delle Murge">Murgia to Eibar, {{convert|160|km|abbr=on}}
After missing a decisive split that put him over 1:30 behind the race leader, it was the Olympic Champion Samuel Sánchez who won the hilliest stage of this year's tour. Samuel Sánchez caught Chris Horner at the top of the Alto de Usartza climb and then dived down the short descent to the finish to win by two seconds. Alejandro Valverde and Robert Gesink also caught Chris Horner who barely managed to stay with them. The victory put Alejandro Valverde only one second ahead of Chris Horner and Robert Gesink respectively. The overall favourites knew they had to wait for the Alto de Usartza, that ended just two kilometres from the finish. Samuel Sánchez's victory was {{ct|EUS|2010}}'s first victory of the 2010 cycling year as well.[7]Stage 4 ResultsCyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | 4h 05' 16" | 2 | {{flagathlete>Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | GCE|2010}} | + 2" | 3 | Robert Gesink|NED}} | RAB|2010}} | + 2" | 4 | Chris Horner|USA}} | RSH|2010}} | + 2" | 5 | Beñat Intxausti|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | + 33" | 6 | Jean-Christophe Péraud|FRA}} | OLO|2010}} | + 33" | 7 | Damiano Cunego|ITA}} | LAM|2010}} | + 40" | 8 | Andy Schleck|LUX}} | SAX|2010}} | + 40" | 9 | Sandy Casar|FRA}} | FDJ|2010}} | + 49" | 10 | Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}} | KAT|2010}} | + 49" |
| | General classification after Stage 4Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | GCE|2010}} | 18h 46' 50" | 2 | Chris Horner|USA}} | RSH|2010}} | + 1" | 3 | Robert Gesink|NED}} | RAB|2010}} | + 1" | 4 | Jean-Christophe Peraud|FRA}} | OLO|2010}} | + 32" | 5 | Beñat Intxausti|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | + 32" | 6 | Damiano Cunego|ITA}} | LAM|2010}} | + 39" | 7 | Andy Schleck|LUX}} | SAX|2010}} | + 39" | 8 | Marco Pinotti|ITA}} | THR|2010}} | + 48" | 9 | Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}} | KAT|2010}} | + 48" | 10 | Sandy Casar|FRA}} | FDJ|2010}} | + 48" |
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Stage 5- 9 April 2010 – Eibar to
- //Orio">Orio, {{convert|170|km|abbr=on}}
Joaquim Rodríguez soloed across the finish line, taking 14 seconds off of race leader Alejandro Valverde and put him comfortably in 3rd place. 2008 Champion Samuel Sánchez came in 2nd place, just ahead of race leader Alejandro Valverde. A large attack group including mountains classification leader Amets Txurruka spent much of the day ahead of the peloton. On the penultimate climb Txurruka attacked solo, but crashed on the descent towards the final climb. He was able to complete the stage, but broke his collarbone in the incident and had to drop out before the final time trial. Robert Gesink who was in 3rd place after the previous stage, is now in 8th place after experiencing a crash on the final climb. His team (Rabobank) reported that he may have broken a bone in his hand. Joaquim Rodríguez had attacked out of the chasing peloton with about 20 km to go, passing the remnants of an earlier escape group. He had come into the stage 48 seconds down on the general ranking, dangerous enough for Valverde, Horner and Sánchez to give chase. Joaquim Rodríguez was happy with the result and the ITT is different than normal because it has a hilly finish. His dream is to take the GC.[8]Stage 5 ResultsCyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}} | KAT|2010}} | 4h 07' 52" | 2 | Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | + 14" | 3 | {{flagathlete>Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | GCE|2010}} | + 14" | 4 | Chris Horner|USA}} | RSH|2010}} | + 14" | 5 | Sandy Casar|FRA}} | FDJ|2010}} | + 20" | 6 | Francesco Gavazzi|ITA}} | LAM|2010}} | + 20" | 7 | Ryder Hesjedal|CAN}} | GRM|2010}} | + 20" | 8 | Dries Devenyns|BEL}} | QST|2010}} | + 20" | 9 | Jurgen Van den Broeck|BEL}} | OLO|2010}} | + 20" | 10 | Jean-Christophe Peraud|FRA}} | OLO|2010}} | + 20" |
| | General classification after Stage 5Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | GCE|2010}} | 22h 54' 56" | 2 | Chris Horner|USA}} | RSH|2010}} | + 1" | 3 | Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}} | KAT|2010}} | + 34" | 4 | Jean-Christophe Peraud|FRA}} | OLO|2010}} | + 38" | 5 | Beñat Intxausti|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | + 38" | 6 | Andy Schleck|LUX}} | SAX|2010}} | + 45" | 7 | Marco Pinotti|ITA}} | THR|2010}} | + 54" | 8 | Robert Gesink|NED}} | RAB|2010}} | + 54" | 9 | Sandy Casar|FRA}} | FDJ|2010}} | + 54" | 10 | Dries Devenyns|BEL}} | QST|2010}} | + 1' 16" |
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Stage 6- 10 April 2010 – Orio to Orio, {{convert|22|km|abbr=on}} (
- //Individual Time Trial">Individual Time Trial
)
Stage 6 ResultsCyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Chris Horner|USA}} | RSH|2010}} | 32' 33" | 2 | {{flagathlete>Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | GCE|2010}} | + 8" | 3 | Maxime Monfort|BEL}} | THR|2010}} | + 13" | 4 | Michael Rogers|AUS}} | THR|2010}} | + 18" | 5 | Beñat Intxausti|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | + 21" | 6 | Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | + 23" | 7 | Marco Pinotti|ITA}} | THR|2010}} | + 25" | 8 | Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}} | KAT|2010}} | + 33" | 9 | Jean-Christophe Peraud|FRA}} | OLO|2010}} | + 33" | 10 | Andreas Klöden|GER}} | RSH|2010}} | + 34"" |
| | General classification after Stage 6Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Chris Horner|USA}} | RSH|2010}} | 23h 27' 30" | 2 | Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | GCE|2010}} | + 7" | 3 | Beñat Intxausti|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | + 58" | 4 | Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}} | KAT|2010}} | + 1' 06" | 5 | Jean-Christophe Peraud|FRA}} | OLO|2010}} | + 1' 10" | 6 | Marco Pinotti|ITA}} | THR|2010}} | + 1' 18" | 7 | Sandy Casar|FRA}} | FDJ|2010}} | + 1' 47" | 8 | Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | + 1' 58" | 9 | Robert Gesink|NED}} | RAB|2010}} | + 1' 59" | 10 | Dries Devenyns|BEL}} | QST|2010}} | + 2' 27" |
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Classification Leadership Stage | Winner | General classification
| Points Classification
| Mountains Classification
| Sprints Classification
| Team Classification |
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1 | Alejandro Valverde Óscar Freire | Alejandro Valverde Óscar Freire | Alejandro Valverde Óscar Freire | Gonzalo Rabuñal | Christian Meier | {{ct|RSH|2010}} | 2 | Alejandro Valverde Óscar Freire | 3 | Francesco Gavazzi | Óscar Freire | Óscar Freire | 4 | Samuel Sánchez | Alejandro Valverde Chris Horner | Alejandro Valverde Samuel Sánchez | Amets Txurruka | 5 | Joaquim Rodríguez | 6 | Chris Horner | Chris Horner | Gonzalo Rabuñal | {{ct|THR|2010}} | Final
| Chris Horner | Alejandro Valverde Samuel Sánchez | Gonzalo Rabuñal | Christian Meier | {{ct|THR|2010}} |
Final Results{{columns-start}} General classification Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | {{flagathlete>Chris Horner|USA}} | {{ct>RSH|2010}} | 23h 27' 30" | 2 | Beñat Intxausti|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | + 58" | 3 | Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}} | KAT|2010}} | + 1' 06" | 4 | Jean-Christophe Peraud|FRA}} | OLO|2010}} | + 1' 10" | 5 | Marco Pinotti|ITA}} | THR|2010}} | + 1' 18" | 6 | Sandy Casar|FRA}} | FDJ|2010}} | + 1' 47" | 7 | Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | + 1' 58" | 8 | Robert Gesink|NED}} | RAB|2010}} | + 1' 59" | 9 | Dries Devenyns|BEL}} | QST|2010}} | + 2' 27" | 10 | Jurgen Van den Broeck|BEL}} | OLO|2010}} | + 2' 37" | {{column}} Points Classification Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | 79 | 3 | Óscar Freire|ESP}} | RAB|2010}} | 60 | 4 | Chris Horner|USA}} | RSH|2010}} | 53 | 5 | Francesco Gavazzi|ITA}} | LAM|2010}} | 51 | 6 | Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}} | KAT|2010}} | 46 | 7 | Beñat Intxausti|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | 34 | 8 | Ryder Hesjedal|CAN}} | GRM|2010}} | 33 | 9 | Sandy Casar|FRA}} | FDJ|2010}} | 26 | 10 | Jean-Christophe Peraud|FRA}} | OLO|2010}} | 24 | {{columns-end}}{{columns-start}} Mountains Classification Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | {{flagathlete>Gonzalo Rabuñal|ESP}} | {{ct>XAC|2010}} | 23 | 2 | José Alberto Benítez|ESP}} | FUJ|2010}} | 19 | 3 | Michael Albasini|SUI}} | THR|2010}} | 16 | 4 | Jakob Fuglsang|DEN}} | SAX|2010}} | 16 | 5 | Johannes Fröhlinger|GER}} | MRM|2010}} | 14 | 6 | Chris Horner|USA}} | RSH|2010}} | 13 | 7 | Michael Rogers|AUS}} | THR|2010}} | 12 | 8 | Ivan Santaromita|ITA}} | LIQ|2010}} | 11 | 9 | Robert Gesink|NED}} | RAB|2010}} | 9 | 10 | Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}} | KAT|2010}} | 8 | {{column}} Sprints Classification Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | {{flagathlete>Christian Meier|CAN}} | {{ct>GRM|2010}} | 14 | 2 | Jakob Fuglsang|DEN}} | SAX|2010}} | 9 | 3 | Egoi Martínez|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | 9 | 4 | Michael Albasini|SUI}} | THR|2010}} | 9 | 5 | Serguei Klimov|RUS}} | KAT|2010}} | 8 | 6 | Iban Mayoz|ESP}} | EUS|2010}} | 4 | 7 | Michael Rogers|AUS}} | THR|2010}} | 4 | 8 | Dmitriy Fofonov|KAZ}} | AST|2010}} | 3 | 9 | Rémy Di Gregorio|FRA}} | FDJ|2010}} | 3 | 10 | Ryder Hesjedal|CAN}} | GRM|2010}} | 2 | {{columns-end}}{{columns-start}}Team classificationPos. | Team | Time |
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1 | {{ct>THR|2010}} | 70h 28′ 40″ | 2 | RSH|2010}} | + 17″ | 3 | EUS|2010}} | + 2′ 14″ | 4 | GCE|2010}} | + 6′ 09″ | 5 | KAT|2010}} | + 14′ 32″ | 6 | FDJ|2010}} | + 18′ 08″ | 7 | RAB|2010}} | + 20′ 44″ | 8 | OLO|2010}} | + 21′ 43″ | 9 | QST|2010}} | + 23′ 29″ | 10 | SAX|2010}} | + 24′ 17″ | {{columns-end}} See also - 2010 in road cycling
- UCI Pro Tour
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